1,179 stories by "Robert Simonson"
Something about David Mamet's 1988 play Speed-the-Plow brings out eyebrow-raising casting decisions in producers.
Mary Rodgers, who, as the daughter of a famous musical theatre composer (Richard Rodgers), a musical theatre successful composer herself (Once Upon a Mattress) and the mother of a musical th…
Mary Rodgers, who, as the daughter of a famous musical theatre composer (Richard Rodgers), a musical theatre successful composer herself (Once Upon a Mattress) and the mother of a musical th…
Eli Wallach, who had one of the most far-ranging and long-lived acting careers of his era and was one of the last exemplars of a post-WWII generation of American actors who brought the earne…
Jay H. Harris, a wealthy businessman who produced a few shows on Broadway, including the recent Wonderland and Stick Fly, but had his greatest impact on Florida theatre, died June 20 in Boca…
Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.
Stage performers and observers of theatre history know the usual heartbreaking story by heart: an actor makes a hit creating a character in a play or musical; the show becomes that rare piec…
Time Out New York theatre critic David Cote chats with Playbill.com about his recent foray into writing lyrics for the opera.
The Tony Awards people were the focus of all press, both good and bad (and there were equal measures of each), in the theatre this week.
Surprised by seeing Sting on the Tony Awards? How about Jennifer Hudson? Playbill.com talks with members of the theatre community about the musical numbers that were broadcast on the Tony Aw…
Playbill's newest weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.
Playbill.com catches up with Tony Award winner John Rubinstein, who starred in the title role of Pippin in 1972, before he steps into the role of Pippin's father, King Charlemagne, in th…
Terrence McNally has reached the Edward Albee phase of his long career — that is, the time where, while he occasionally sees a new play of his staged on Broadway, most his productions …
Playbill's newest weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.
Playbill.com looks at the leading ladies and men of the Tony nominations, who have racked up the most nominations and wins over the years.
Has Melissa Errico entered her cougar years?
Playbill's newest weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.
Maya Angelou, the celebrated poet, playwright and essayist who told of her experiences growing up in the pre-Civil-Rights-era South through seven autobiographies, died May 28 at her home in …
Matthew Cowles, a soap opera star and the husband of actress Christine Baranski, died at age 69 on May 22.
Santo Loquasto, scenic designer for Bullets Over Broadway and long-time collaborator with Woody Allen, talks with Playbill.com about working with Woody and his attempts to design a psychiatr…
Bullets Over Broadway scenic designer and long-time collaborator with Woody Allen Santo Loquasto talks with Playbill.com about working with Woody and his attempts to design a psychiatri…
You'd think New York would be all King Lear-ed out by now. After a while, critics stopped counting how many times the old man raged on the heath last season.
Arthur Gelb, a New York Times editor and writer who later added the title of Eugene O'Neill scholar to his resume, died May 20 at the age of 90.
Playbill's newest weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.
Playbill.com chats with the creators of Scriptopia, the latest app to hit the performing arts scene.
